The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-25
Legislative Notes.


bill in the interest of woman suffrage has
appeared in the Senate.
Representative Fleece has introduced a hill
approprating s., GOO for enlarging the chapel of
the Reform School and placing therein a pipe
organ.
The report of the committee recommending
the passage of the bill providing for the erection
or the Schuyler Colfax monument in University
Park was concurred in by the House yesterday
Green Smith was heard to say, after the SEN
ate adjourned yesterday. that no one who took
part In the jackson county Indignation meeting
was worthy of notice except Judge William K
Marshall
Senator Logsdon will introduce in the Senate
to day resolution calling upon Congress to pro-
vide an amendment to the Constitution whereby
United States Senators can be elected directly by
the people.
number Of citizens of Floyd county have
sent protest to the General Assembly against
enacting a law giving railroads with a special
charter the right to condemn property under the
general railroad law Of the State.
w. r. McKeen, of the Vandalia road. extend
ed an invitation to the wives of Senators and
Representatives to a free Of special car on
the o'clock train this morning. to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Voorhees, at Terre Haute to-day
The bill of Representative Crosse. appropriat-
ing money for the completion and furnishing of
the Capitol and the new insane asylums. be-
sides authorizing a $l,000000 loan, has been
made the special order in the House for Thursday
morning.
The ways and means committee of the House
has in preparation bill to refund certain kinds
OF Indebtedness. provide money for appropria-
tons already made and for others to be made.
The estimated expenditures of the current year
are y, 400, 600, including the finishing and fur
nlsnine OF the State house and insane hospitals
Tho revenue is estimated at 81, 400. 900. A loan
of 81, 100000 is thought to be necessary. and
this is to be recommended
petition is being circulated by the Indiana
w. q. T. U. asking legislation on public school
instruction AS to the effects of alcohol; to pre-
vent the sale of obscene literature and pictures
or tobacco to minors restricting the sale of
opium: providing for women physicians in the
female wards of the insane asylum; for trained
nurses to bring female patients to the hospital
providing adequate punishment for crimes
against girls ana women, and raising the ''age
OF consent" to eighteen years.
Senator Bailey introduced bill Yesterday
providing for salaries for justices of the peace
and constables in cities Of more than 20 600 pom
ulation. The justices are to receive 81, 900 and
the eonstables $500 per year. and the deputy
consta6les per diem of $3.50, all payable
monthly out of the county fund. The justices
are to make quarterly return of all fees col
iected by them to the county treasurer Failure
to do so will subject them to fine OF not more
than 800 or Imprisonment not longer than three
years.
Representative Jewetts bill amending the
metropolitan police law makes it applicable to
cities OF $4,000 population and also provides for
the serving out of the terms to which they were
appointed of present police commissioners He
at FIRST intended to make the change more radi-
cal by limiting the police commissioners to DE ap
pointed to two, one from each party, the mayor
OF the city serving as the third member. bnt he
did not think il advisable at this time He also
prefers to have similar board to control fire
departments. but this, too he says, met with
many opponents